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Quantum sufficit: just enough.(woad helps fighting breast cancer)(eating habits of women)(Family physicians practice)
Publication: American Family Physician Publication Date: 01-OCT-06 Author: Damlo, Sherri
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COPYRIGHT 2006 American Academy of Family Physicians
* Broccoli has a cousin that's "dyeing" to fight breast cancer. A study in the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture suggests that woad, a dye plant used by the ancient Celts to paint their faces before going to battle, may help fight breast cancer. Woad comes from the same family as broccoli and cauliflower but contains 20 times more of the cancer-fighting compound, glucobrassicin, than its relatives. Extracting enough glucobrassicin from broccoli for research studies has been difficult. However, the authors found that wounding the leaves of the woad plant can increase the levels of glucobrassicin by 30...
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